It’s rocket science presentation (primary)
Discover how NASA's Artemis program plans to return astronauts to the Moon and explore the forces that will get them there.
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Discover how NASA’s Artemis programme plans to return astronauts to the Moon and explore the forces that will get them there. Pupils learn about gravity, thrust, and air resistance, and apply their understanding by testing how to design their own high flying rocket.
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Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Bottle rocket demo activity sheet (primary)
Follow the instructions on this activity sheet to make and investigate a gas-propelled rocket using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.
Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Straw rocket racer activity sheet (primary)
Whose straw rocket can fly the furthest? Use this activity sheet to investigate what happens when you change a variable.